Issues in American Political Life: Money, Violence, and Biology (4th Edition)
- Book Review,
by Robert Thobaben, et al
Book Description
Thematically organized, this intriguing volume looks at 9 specific contemporary political issues grouped into three broad categories that hold an enduring importance in American political life--money and politics, violence and politics, and biology and politics. All nine chapters and their respective topics (campaigns, corruption, welfare, crime, terrorism, arms control, the environment, biomedical issues, and biotechnology) have a strong conceptual base with current political dimensions and policy concerns woven throughout. Readers not only learn the context, status, and prospects of issues confronting the US government, but also see how these issues now cross our domestic borders into a global realm. The Politics of Poverty and the Welfare State. The Politics of Health Care. Money in Public Office: Campaign Finance, Graft, and Corruption. The Politics of Crime in America. The Politics of Terrorism. Arms Racing and Arms Control. Biomedical Issues. Biotechnology. The Ecological Crisis. For anyone interested in contemporary American political issues.
The publisher, Prentice-Hall Humanities/Social Science
This text is an introduction to the nature of major policy issues confronting American society and government as we approach the year 2000.
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Thematically organized, this intriguing volume looks at 9 specific contemporary political issues grouped into three broad categories that hold an enduring importance in American political life--money and politics, violence and politics, and biology and politics. All nine chapters and their respective topics (campaigns, corruption, welfare, crime, terrorism, arms control, the environment, biomedical issues, and biotechnology) have a strong conceptual base with current political dimensions and policy concerns woven throughout. Readers not only learn the context, status, and prospects of issues confronting the US government, but also see how these issues now cross our domestic borders into a global realm. The Politics of Poverty and the Welfare State. The Politics of Health Care. Money in Public Office: Campaign Finance, Graft, and Corruption. The Politics of Crime in America. The Politics of Terrorism. Arms Racing and Arms Control. Biomedical Issues. Biotechnology. The Ecological Crisis. For anyone interested in contemporary American political issues.
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In 1989, Texas Congressman Martin Leath offered an assessment of the problems confronting American society and concluded that "our resolve to deal with them is practically nonexistent." By the year 2000, he stated, "We'll go down on the list of world powers: Hopelessly in debt, hopelessly behind in technology and hopelessly in over our heads with a society dominated by the drug culture, and a population undereducated, unmotivated and woefully inadequate to compete in the world economic system." It is not necessary to agree with Congressman Leath's pessimistic scenario in order to conclude that the United States faces a number of serious issues as we begin the year 2001. Issues in American Political Life, Fourth Edition, is an introduction to the nature of major policy issues confronting American society and government. These issues are grouped under three broad headings: Money, Violence, and Biology. Each issue is discussed in terms of historical background, current status, and proposals and prospects for managing the problem. Our objective is to provide introductory-level students with information and analysis that will permit them to understand the issues and reach their own conclusions about future directions. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We wish to recognize the contributions of a number of individuals and groups who gave us valuable assistance. Dean Mary Ellen Mazey and the faculty committee that administers the College of Liberal Arts Research Fund at Wright State University provided funds for typing. Joanne Ballmann and Renee Harber deserve special thanks for doing such a fine job in typing the manuscript and tables. Thanks to Eileen Kerr for providing invaluable research assistance, Tom Kerr for bibliographic assistance, and Bob and Terri Thobaben for their careful review and helpful suggestions associated with the chapters on biology. We are grateful for the helpful critique offered by Robin Ramey of Ohio University, reviewer for this edition. Finally, we are grateful to Beth Gillett Mejia of Prentice Hall for her commitment to this project.
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